-The Hindu A common syllabus and common curriculum is required to achieve the objectives of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, to provide free and compulsory education to every child of 6 to 14 years, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. Dismissing a batch of appeals filed by the Tamil Nadu government and others against a Madras High Court judgment on implementation of the Uniform System of School Education, a Bench of...
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People hold UPA responsible for price rise by Yogendra Yadav
Popular perception of the state of economy, as recorded by the CNN-IBN-CNBC-TV18 State of the Nation Poll in association with Forbes India conducted by the CSDS, confront the "aam admi" government with many reasons to worry. Unlike corruption, the message is not loud here. Years of survey research have demonstrated that Indians tend to be positive and optimistic when it comes to their economic conditions. One needs to look at...
More »Palm oil deal glare on Chandy
-The Telegraph A vigilance court here today ordered investigation into Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy’s role in a palm oil import deal when he was the finance minister in the K. Karunakaran government in 1992. Chandy today offered to step down and face the case “legally and morally” but was Restrained from doing so by leaders of the Congress and other ruling UDF constituents as he was not chargesheeted, sources said. “I...
More »Right to Food Campaign expresses concern over neglect of kids in Food Act
-FnBnews.com The Working Group for Children Under Six (Jan Swasthya Abhiyan - Right to Food Campaign) is appalled by the scant regard for children in the draft National Food Security Bill of the Government of India that has been approved by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), according to a press note issued by the Right to Food Campaign on Monday. The note further states, "Not only does this draft do grave...
More »Present food security bill unacceptable: Karat
-IANS Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday said the food security bill in its current form will curtail the food security as it caters to certain sections of society. "This will not be a good food security legislation as they are trying to Restrict the food security to certain sections of society. They have already given a quota - 46% of the population in rural areas...
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